Cannot have too many?
<p><span word="Gil">Gil</span> <span word="asks">asks</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="passages">passages</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="Magazine">Magazine</span> <span word="article">article</span> (<span word="Alone">Alone</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Range">Range</span>, <span word="By">By</span> <span word="Don">Don</span> <span word="Morrison">Morrison</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 2, 2007) <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="May">May</span>-<span word="Lee">Lee</span> <span word="Chai">Chai</span>, <span word="Hapa">Hapa</span> <span word="Girl">Girl</span> (<span word="a">a</span> <span word="memoir">memoir</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>), <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bold">bold</span> <span word="type">type</span>, <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="Hapa">Hapa</span> <span word="Girl">Girl</span> (<span word="the">the</span> <span word="adjective">adjective</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Hawaiian">Hawaiian</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="race">race</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Temple">Temple</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="Press">Press</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="publisher">publisher</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mystery">mystery</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="vigorous">vigorous</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chai">Chai</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="descriptions">descriptions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="murderous">murderous</span> <span word="winters">winters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="corrosive">corrosive</span> <span word="boredom">boredom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Plains">Plains</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="compelling">compelling</span>. <span word="Besides">Besides</span>, <span word="Chai">Chai</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Girl">Girl</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Purple">Purple</span> <span word="Mountain">Mountain</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="authored">authored</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="finalist">finalist</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2001 <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Book">Book</span> <span word="Award">Award</span>. <span word="Could">Could</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="racism">racism</span>, <span word="stalking">stalking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hapa">hapa</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="again">again</span>?</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="likely">likely</span>, <span word="Chai">Chai</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="suffers">suffers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surfeit">surfeit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coming">coming</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="age">age</span> <span word="memoirs">memoirs</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blessed">blessed</span> <span word="obsolescence">obsolescence</span>: <span word="China">China</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="diaspora">diaspora</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="fared">fared</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Chai">Chai</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="her">her</span>, “<span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="racism">racism</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="people">people</span>.”</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="only">only</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="curious">curious</span> <span word="preoccupation">preoccupation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="race">race</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="varicose">varicose</span> <span word="vein">vein</span>, <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="buried">buried</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chronically">chronically</span> <span word="painful">painful</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="disgraced">disgraced</span> <span word="talk">talk</span>-<span word="show">show</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="Don">Don</span> <span word="Imus">Imus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rutgers">Rutgers</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="women">women</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flight">flight</span>. <span word="Hapa">Hapa</span> <span word="Girl">Girl</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reminder">reminder</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="reminders">reminders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="un">un</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span>.</p>
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